ORDER CILIOFLAGELLATA

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Meaning:

In some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta

Synonyms:

Cilioflagellata; Dinoflagellata; order Cilioflagellata; order Dinoflagellata

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("order Cilioflagellata" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "order Cilioflagellata"):

dinoflagellate (chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton)

genus Noctiluca (a genus of protoctist)

family Peridiniidae; Peridiniidae (marine and freshwater dinoflagellates)

Holonyms ("order Cilioflagellata" is a member of...):

class Flagellata; class Mastigophora; Flagellata; Mastigophora (protozoa having flagella)